Tiananmen Square Crackdown Begins: Troops Move In
Chinese troops moved into position around Tiananmen Square to end seven weeks of pro-democracy protests that had drawn global attention and paralyzed the government. The military deployment preceded a violent crackdown that killed hundreds of civilians, triggering international condemnation and permanently reshaping China's relationship with political dissent.
June 3, 1989
37 years ago
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